Best Time to Drive from Flatbush to Bayside

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Flatbush to Bayside by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	67	79	81	84	90	80	73	79	81	79	86	86	82	69	54	47
Tue	36	68	81	82	90	87	84	78	76	82	84	86	87	84	74	61	58
Wed	36	68	85	83	86	83	85	84	79	82	85	87	87	91	81	61	64
Thu	36	67	84	84	89	92	88	80	78	80	81	88	88	82	81	70	62
Fri	35	66	74	77	84	79	80	84	84	91	88	94	92	85	81	71	64
Sat	37	36	44	61	65	72	80	78	79	79	79	80	87	88	81	77	72
Sun	35	33	35	39	50	59	62	67	67	68	79	81	80	80	72	65	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Flatbush to Bayside (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (9 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Flatbush to central Bayside along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Flatbush to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Flatbush to Bayside?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 35 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Flatbush to Bayside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	67	79	81	84	90	80	73	79	81	79	86	86	82	69	54	47
Tue	36	68	81	82	90	87	84	78	76	82	84	86	87	84	74	61	58
Wed	36	68	85	83	86	83	85	84	79	82	85	87	87	91	81	61	64
Thu	36	67	84	84	89	92	88	80	78	80	81	88	88	82	81	70	62
Fri	35	66	74	77	84	79	80	84	84	91	88	94	92	85	81	71	64
Sat	37	36	44	61	65	72	80	78	79	79	79	80	87	88	81	77	72
Sun	35	33	35	39	50	59	62	67	67	68	79	81	80	80	72	65	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	67	79	81	84	90	80	73	79	81	79	86	86	82	69	54	47
Tue	36	68	81	82	90	87	84	78	76	82	84	86	87	84	74	61	58
Wed	36	68	85	83	86	83	85	84	79	82	85	87	87	91	81	61	64
Thu	36	67	84	84	89	92	88	80	78	80	81	88	88	82	81	70	62
Fri	35	66	74	77	84	79	80	84	84	91	88	94	92	85	81	71	64
Sat	37	36	44	61	65	72	80	78	79	79	79	80	87	88	81	77	72
Sun	35	33	35	39	50	59	62	67	67	68	79	81	80	80	72	65	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	67	79	81	84	90	80	73	79	81	79	86	86	82	69	54	47
Tue	36	68	81	82	90	87	84	78	76	82	84	86	87	84	74	61	58
Wed	36	68	85	83	86	83	85	84	79	82	85	87	87	91	81	61	64
Thu	36	67	84	84	89	92	88	80	78	80	81	88	88	82	81	70	62
Fri	35	66	74	77	84	79	80	84	84	91	88	94	92	85	81	71	64
Sat	37	36	44	61	65	72	80	78	79	79	79	80	87	88	81	77	72
Sun	35	33	35	39	50	59	62	67	67	68	79	81	80	80	72	65	58